Episode 7: King Richard // Top 3 Will Smith Performances

King Richard // Top 3 Will Smith Performances

 

From The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (and it’s underwater remake?) to the present day, we’re talking about the career of WILL SMITH!!!!!!!

 

First, for our weekly watchlist, we discuss Ghostbusters: Afterlife and its merits as a nostalgic reboot. We also play a new prediction game with the trailer for Dog. (00:45)

 

Then we’re welcomed to Earth as we list our Top 3 Will Smith movies (including a passionate defense of Shark Tale)! (24:05)

 

It all leads up to King Richard, a delightful movie with an entire cast of excellent performances. How does this meet the challenge of modern sports movies? How does it keep things interesting when we know the real-life outcome? Most importantly, does this movie use “Cruel Summer” by Bananarama more effectively than last year’s Hillbilly Elegy? (54:22)